‘Why I assaulted pregnant woman’

The man now intends to file crimen injuria charges after the woman allegedly called him the k-word.

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Cape Town – The man who allegedly assaulted Bianca Fourie has revealed his side of the story and intends to file a charge of crimen injuria after she allegedly called him the k-word.

“The altercation with this woman begun when she blocked the way of several cars to the irritation of the drivers behind her. It was at this point that a screaming confrontation ensued between the woman and occupants of a car in front of us,” said Romeo Makhubela in a statement.

“During this period the woman was hurling insults at the black occupants in that car. After parking, my mistake was when I confronted the woman and asked her how she could hurl such insults in front of children. What I was not fully prepared for was that she would turn her rage against me with a barrage of racial slurs. At first I was taken aback but when she unceasingly referred to me as a ‘k****r’ and ‘poephol’ in front of my children and followed me to Steers. I was overcome by anger and slapped her on the face.”

“After dropping my children at home I proceeded to the Honeydew Police Station where I opened a case of crimen injuria even though I had no idea as to the identity of the woman. I subsequently also proceeded to lay a complaint of racism with the equality court.”

Eight-months pregnant Fourie, the daughter of Krugersdorp Freedom Front Plus councillor Amanda de Lange, was reportedly assaulted by Makhubela at a Steers outlet in Featherbrook Village, West Rand.

De Lange, who posted a video of the incident on social media, said her daughter had bruises on her upper body and her pregnant belly after the assault.